Kauffman’s Currents features stories and insights that underscore the essential role of education and entrepreneurship in empowering all people to shape their futures, create vibrant communities, and grow an inclusive economy.

The overall goal is that students of all ages in Kansas City are prepared for learning, work, and life after graduation, enabling them to be economically independent, contributing members of their communities.

The Kauffman Foundation Conference Center is a nationally recognized convening site located adjacent to the Foundation offices in Kansas City. This facility welcomes more than 75,000 thought leaders per year.

Communities, and the organizations that serve them, can achieve more together through collaboration than any one of us can achieve on our own. Authentic community engagement is essential to advancing student success. The Kauffman Foundation works to listen, learn, examine data, and make investments that have the best return for the students who are most often overlooked and underrepresented.

PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES

Rethink Education

Rethink Education

In our current society, education is evolving. With disruptions from technology and changing work environments, we must prepare for the future by rethinking how we are learning. Join us in reimagining in what education could look like for all students.Learn more

Great Schools Visits

Great Schools Visits

Community members from a cross section of Kansas City learn together and embrace new ideas from visits to great schools in cities across the country that serve a similar population of students as those in Kansas City’s public schools. Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, these visits help create shared experiences that unite communities around what is possible for Kansas City students.Learn more